And it all came crashing down on me. All the memories flooded my brain, the blood, the tears, the gunshots, my mother and my father both laid dead. His eyes were open, my father was teary looking at mom's direction.
His voice was distant. My vision was dark, all I could see was blood, and the smell was the worst. The metallic smell from the blood, and the sour, acid, smoky like fireworks smell of the gunshot residue.
"Addie, baby wake up. You had a nightmare." I could feel him rocking my body awake. I opened my eyes seeing his handsome face. Wait what time is it? I quickly sit up, but then he holds me back to the bed.
"You're taking a day off Adriana, I called Kamaria and tell her that you were exhausted from our sex play, and will be taking the day off." He winked at me mischievously.
"Nooo! seriously Alex!"
"Sshh... Just call the office and take care of everything from your phone, you deserved a day off, after your episode the day before. Which I'm truly sorry about. I shouldn't even slam the door." He started kissing my neck, saying that he was sorry ever so sweetly at me.
"Alexander, please I need to call Gary. Alex, baby...if you wanted me to take the day off you got to give me time to make things happen." He finally let me go, and handed my phone.
I called Gary and told him that I would be taking the day off and that he should contact me for any emergencies. But he said that Kamaria was already there and that she was helping him with everything, so he was good for today.
I got up and go to the bathroom, and do my morning stuff, then joined him in the kitchen. "So apparently I'm all yours today. So, what do you have in store for me besides fucking our brains out? I think we've done spectacularly great last night, and I don't want to be an overachiever."
He was cooking, half-naked with his back on display beautifully. I couldn't resist snaking my hands to his backside, and kissing his muscled back. "Adriana, what you say and what you do is one eighty baby, I need more hints." He smirked then turned his half-naked self to me, after turning off the stove.
"I know, I just couldn't seem to focus with this much temptation in front of me. You really need to cover up Alex."
"See that's where you're wrong. This is me enticing you for more sexy times. Now, open up and taste this." He nudged a wooden spoon, with chunks of potatoes and veggies.
I moaned instantly. "Oh my, I'm definitely sitting down for this. Hit me, chef!" He laughed at my enthusiasm, and set out plates for both of us, while I get some juice from the fridge.
"This is called Mexican style breakfast potatoes. We got potatoes, bacon crisps, spicy jalapeno, grape tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onion, pan-fried with olive oil, and a bit of butter." He explained everything while scooping me spoons of it to my plate.
"You might just get what you actually aiming here sir. This is making my insides happy. Oh my god, I'll just shut up now." He was grinning, while I dig in his warm breakfast. He was talking throughout breakfast, while I diligently eat his potato thing until my plate was clean. Then drink down my juice, and sighed contently.
There, mission complete.
I sit back and relax. "You know, I can get used to this. I'm even too full to take a cig break. I'm just going to sit here and watch you eat. I'm too happy to get up."
He looked at me smiling, and kissed the top on my head, and continue on eating his breakfast.
*****
We spent the morning watching random television, channel surfing, we even watched the news. I was just too content feeling close to him, he was keeping me close in his arms as I put my head on his chest.
It was almost noon, when we decided to stretch our legs, and went out for lunch. "So, Barney's?" He asked knowing that I like to order in from them previously.
"Oh yes! I love their desserts." I shrieked excitedly to him. He chuckled and carried me on his shoulder to his bathroom.
One steamy shower sex later, we were on our way to Barney's.
Lunch was great, we talked and laughed like a couple. Deep down in the back of my mind, I was trying to keep my walls from crumbling down. But it felt like just within days, he managed to dismiss all my reasoning, and tear down my wall.
Then I remembered my dad, who was madly in love with mom. He would give her everything. But she never did appreciate him enough. She was an alcoholic, I never did understand, why dad kept on loving her.
Every time she was drunk, dad would take care of me. Shielding me from mom's anger. He would take care of me almost every day, nearing that tragic day, because she was never sober.
I suddenly need to smoke. This thing with Alex was speeding light years too fast for me. I drink down my espresso then told Alex, I was heading outside for a cigarette break.
My hands were shaking when I reached the alley next to the restaurant. I light up my cigarette and start to inhale the smoke into my lungs. I was momentarily relaxed as I rest my back to the alley wall. It was after a few puffs later, that he was coming for me.
I took another puff of smoke and inhaled it deeply, relaxing my back to the wall looking at him. Alexander was walking my way, he was looking tall and handsome, his eyes were dreamy.
I dragged my cigarette one last time, before putting it out on the concrete, then inhaling it deep into my lungs, and exhaling out the smoke as my mind was feeling relaxed and content. "Adriana, is everything okay?" He asked looking concerned at me.
"I'm good now, I was feeling too close inside. I mean you, me, together like a couple. It's my parents, they kind of fucked me up for relationships. I still don't understand why you would bother with me? I mean we can still do the sex thing. We're great at it."
He was closing in on me, his forearm rested beside my head, and his other hand was caressing my cheek. "I want the whole package Addie, and I always get what I want. I am very persistent. And I believe I can fucked you up better, to want a relationship with me. But for now, there is no relationship Addie, we are moving as slow as you want. It's like your sugar daddy deals, I'm just going to take care of your needs. I will make sure that you're happy, content, and comfortable."
With that sentence, he started kissing me, as he pushed me flat to the alley wall. My hands were trailing to his chest then to his muscular back, pulling him closer to me.
Then he was cursing, as flashes of cameras were clicking, taking our pictures. He quickly took off his jacket and covered my head, and draped his arm on my shoulder.
"Alexander, who's the new chick."
"Alexander, give us some smile."
"Over here Alexander, show her."
"Is she a serious one? Why hide?"
"Oh shit! Alexander, is she the one?"
"Give us something here come on."
The paparazzi were shouting and clicking at the same time, he didn't say anything. He just guides me and walked quickly to his car. "Keep the jacket on your head, Addie. I'll get us out of here."
Then he drove off the parking lot and headed for the freeway.